Place profile · Ballincollig, Co. Cork City

Is Ballincollig a good place to live?

Ballincollig is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

↓ Unemployment fell 8% → 5%↑ Third-level education up 7 points↑ Prices up 10.1%

Where Ballincollig sits.

Co. Cork City · 5 bus stops · no rail.

13 min
drive to Cork

Ranked #2 in Cork City for quality of life.

72/100
#4 nationally
Environment84
Family & community83
Local economy82
Affordability71
Schools & education69
Transport & services61
Safety56

Homes sell for €410,000.

€330,000€460,000
↑ +10.1%8.5% new-build321 sales / 2yr

Clean, green surrounds.

84/100
Environment score

Good for families.

83/100
Family & community score

A working local economy.

82/100
Local economy score

The community here.

2,491 people.

Who lives here.

49%
third-level
47%
professional
6.9%
unemployment
Affluence: affluent

Mostly owner-occupied.

72.5% own17.7% rent7.6% social

For sale in Ballincollig right now.

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Sale prices from the Property Price Register (rolling 24 months). Quality of Life averages seven equal-weighted dimensions from 40+ metrics across 13 public datasets (CSO census + SAPS, Garda crime, SEAI, EPA, DES schools, GTFS). Population is CSO Census 2022; the “on the up” trajectory compares 2016→2022. Figures refresh daily · an area assessment, not advice on a specific property. Updated 2026.